The Clips pass on Jerryd Bayless in favor of sharpshooter Eric Gordon. The suggestion here is that the Clips will look outside the organization to fortify themselves at the point. Gordon has the prettiest shot in the draft and can hold his own defending opposing shooting guards, but he's not a transcendent talent. He'll spread the floor, to be sure. But for a team that desperately needs some personnel that can move the ball around -- and move off the ball -- Gordon provides more rawness than refinement.

UPDATE: Jeffrey Ma emails Henry Abbott: "Top ten steal: Kevin Love. Based solely on statistics our numbers have him as arguably the top player in this draft. He's more athletic than people realize as witnessed by his better than average blocks/minute. Great passer who does not need to score to make an impact. Should have been a top three selection. Top ten bust: Eric Gordon. Love the guy's college game but unless he can play PG in the NBA he will not be a success. Poor shot selection and efficiency spell doom for him at the NBA level and most NBA insiders tell me he won't be able to play the one at this level."

A lot of the leading stats guys have been chilly toward Gordon's pro prospects.

UPDATE: Will Mario Chalmers fall to 35? Not a chance.

UPDATE: Chalmers, a Hollinger-projected NBA starter at PG, goes to Minnesota. Bad beat for the Clips.

UPDATE: For their second round choice, the Clippers go with the best talent on the board, Texas A & M center DeAndre Jordan. Jordan is a freakishly athletic and imposing big man. As recently as late February, draft maven Jonathan Givony wrote that Jordan "looks like a pretty safe bet to be sitting in the Green Room on June 26th, the night of the NBA draft." Though Jordan clearly has a zillion dollar body, he's reputed to have a five-cent head. Not a bad project for a second round pick, but Chalmers would've been nicer.

UPDATE: Chad Ford on Jordan: "We knew DeAndre Jordan was sliding, but this is a little ridiculous. He's huge and athletic, and he played well when he got minutes at Texas A&M. NBA scouts would have ranked him as one of the top-five prospects in 2009. At No. 35, there is no risk and only upside for the Clippers. They have to be thrilled."

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surprised dj got picked ahead of bayless
now let's turn our attention to Elton and Corey. With Gordon being basically a smaller version of Corey, and Thorton being our promising SF, I hope we can at least sign and trade Corey and get some value for him (why not sign and trade to Chicago for Hinhrich). We need a point guard in the worst of ways!

The Dunce was on ESPN radio and said it was very likely EB comes back. What else can he say I guess. Says they plan to use Gordon as a SG. Said he's not sure if Livingston would be able to play next year.

That is a let down to hear Dunleavy say he's going to play him at the 2. I just can't see him matching up with Kobe or any quality SG for that matter. He has prototypical size for the point, he's already got the shot, why not teach him how to pass and run a team? He's got the quickness and I'm sure he has the talent. Is he some kind of mental midget? What is the deal?

I haven't seen much of Gordon, but at 6'3" he's a tweener. Seems like more of a bench player than a starter if his main game is the three. You can't have a guy to play point as a pro if he didn't play point in college player. I think we should have picked DJ who is a pure point who has both game and heart. At least there is no question of what position he should play. If he is only 5'10", I don't think that 2 inches at that position matters that much. There are many players at point taller than Steve Nash.

If we had the number 5, Kevin Love would have been the way to go while using Brand's money to get a good point (would hate to see Brand go, however).

The Clips tried to get their hands on Mayo but couldn't get it done. Not for a second did I believe the Clips were trading up to ensure Gordon being there, but then again, we're talking about the dunce so anything was possible.

Gordon can score but he's under-sized and has no handles and doesn't play much D, and being that he'll have to guard the Kobe's and Melo's etc. this probably doesn't help the clips all that much.

If they can unload Cat and T2 for something, anything moderately productive and sign or sign and trade Maggs for a quality NBA level guard, this pick won't be as bad.

Here's an interesting question that I'm too lazy to answer myself: Has a player ever played strictly the 2 in college and gone on to make a smooth transition to the point and be successful in the pros? Seems of all the positions to learn on the fly, point would be the toughest.

If Livingston makes a comeback, he and Gordon can switch defensive assignments.

I saw Gordon play and he can flat-out score. He's the best pure shooter in the draft and he can finish. He played hurt and faced a lot of pressure in the Big 10 because he de-committed from Illinois and went to Indiana. Then Kelvin Sampson sunk the ship at Indiana. Gordon handled himself like a champion through adversity, while being only a freshman. I'm hoping he turns out to be the next Ray Allen. Whatever, don't be fooled by anyone who predicts he will be a bust.

I'm not sure Tinsley is the answer. While he had a couple of good months for my fantasy team in 07, a couple of months does not consistency make. And we're all aware of his off the court issues.

I like the Hinrich idea better. Long term, he can't be happy about suddenly being a second banana at the one, and despite pouting through last season, I think he's good enough not to hurt the Clips in any way when he's out on the floor.

We should fully expect the Clippers to acquire a point guard or two during the offseason. If not, that would be the height idiocy (and not completely surprising). That's what they should do.

DeAndre Jordan was a great pick for a low-risk, (potentially) high-reward pick. He fell right into our lap. Even if he has little offensive ability, the Clippers have needed a long, athletic shotblocker. This guy might turn out to be the next Samuel Dalembert. Who knows, maybe he can back up Kaman for 10 minutes/game and be a league leader in blocks/minute.

Although the Clips got value in Jordan with their second round pick, unfortunately, the Clips don't really have the luxury of drafting for value cause they're so deficient in the back court.

Given this the pick should have been the first team all ncaa shooting guard that carried the team with the best record all season..CDR. This of course is because they need an entire new back court, and when you have such needs I don't think you have the luxury to add 'pieces' as the dunce says, to your strength.

And this of course is cause the dunce says that both EB and Corey will be back, and when has the dunce ever been wrong ?? So it has to be truth cause he would never be wrong..ever in his life, this of course is according to the dunce and only the dunce (and probably ACD) that is.

Beyond that it makes no sense why CDR fell to the mid second round, guess there are dunces all over the league. He was a scoring machine all year, and although Gordon was playing hurt, his numbers were dismal the better half of the season and Indiana was an average team in an average conference and Gordon was hardly a standout.

After being kicked out of the Iowa State basketball program for academic reasons, Mike Taylor opted to play last season for the Idaho Stampede in the NBA's D-League. He showed off his intriguing, yet inconsistent basketball skills throughout the course of the season, and was able to make a pretty nice splash throughout the week in Orlando. Few players helped their stock as much as Mike Taylor did with his week at pre-draft camp, going from being a player very few people had seen or even heard of, to someone that could very well get drafted when it’s all said and done.

Offensively, Taylor excels in transition, where he is always looking to push the ball, and was the quickest player up and down the floor throughout the course of the week. In the half-court, he displayed an incredibly quick first step and an explosive vertical leap that will allow him to finish effectively at the rim against bigger players in the NBA, despite his lack of bulk. His jumper falls quite effectively at times, and he shows range out to beyond the NBA three point line. He remains streaky in this area, as he showed throughout the D-League season (34% 3P, 71% FT), and his shot selection from deep could also stand to improve. Taylor also shows a nice mid-range game, with a very nice 10foot floater driving to the basket.

Taylor’s biggest drawback as a prospect at the moment is that he’s undersized for an NBA two-guard, but lacks the true point guard skills to handle the one full time. He did show good vision on the pick and roll a couple times during the week, and can find the open man on the dribble drive as well. At times he might get a little individualistic, though. He tends to force the ball into the paint occasionally, and leaves his feet with no place to go with the ball, which leads to very high turnover numbers (3.4 in 28 minutes in the D-League).

Defensively, Taylor also has a great deal of work to do. He has the lateral quickness and wingspan to become an effective defender, but loses focus easily when it comes to man to man defense. As a help defender, he tends to try and gamble in the passing lanes for steals, which leaves his team at a disadvantage. Taylor has the explosive scoring ability and athleticism to make an impact at the NBA level, but he must overcome his mental lapses on the court over the next few seasons.

His aggressive nature on the offensive end allowed him to stand out throughout the week in Orlando, and he moved himself solidly into second round conversations with the way he played. NBA teams have been moving more and more in the direction of combo guards like Mike Taylor over the past few years, and they could view him as a Louis Williams/Jannero Pargo type sparkplug to bring off the bench. He surely has the athleticism and offensive instincts to warrant that, even if he’s not a very polished player at this point.

Teams will do the research they need into his background to see if there are any additional red-flags after he was arrested twice last year and booted off the team, but his head coach Bryan Gates speaks very highly of his character and recommends him strongly. There is an argument to be made that he played against stronger competition in the D-League this year than almost any NCAA player, and has a championship on his resume (scoring 27 points in 28 minutes to go along with 7 turnovers in the championship game). It doesn’t look like he’s a finished product right now either.

Since we only gave up a 2nd round pick for Mike Taylor, I can't knock the move. Taylor is extremely quick and explosive. Great first step. Tweener guard, but has a big wingspan. He's not a true PG, but could be a sparkplug off the bench.

Heck, if he can help the Clips at guard, even just a bench player, that's a plus.

Overall I'm pretty happy with our picks. It's a guessing game right now who will be better pros; Gordon, Bayless, and Westbrook. Of the three, though, Gordon seemed to be the most polished offensively and that's not a bad thing. Maybe DeAndre Jordan and Mike Taylor will make the team and we will have become alot more athletic from this draft.

Remember we still have Josh Powell, Nick Fazekas, and Marcus Williams playing for spots on the roster. It will be an interesting summer league team in Clipperland.

Another reason why I am not worried about Gordon's size at the 2-guard: he is very similar in height, wingspan, and build to Cuttino Mobley. As we know Mobley is a good, versatile defender who has no trouble posting up or getting his shot off from 3-pt range.

In fact, Gordon is stronger, a better leaper, and has a better looking outside shot than Mobley. Maybe he will be Mobley-Plus! Don't forget he is 19 and played hurt for half the season on a team that imploded because of their head coach.

I'm not concerned about Gordon, Jordan, or Taylor. These appear to be good picks. My only concern is that the Clippers passed on Bayless, which may have been a better pick than Gordon.

Mike Taylor sounds like the perfect pick up who can lead the Clippers to a Summer league title. That D league playoff experience will help. Anyone know if Thorton or Kamen are going to be playing this year?

Taylor
Gordon
Thorton
Jordon
Kamen

That's a solid summer league line up.
I do like the Clippers draft this year though

C'mon guys...the obvious Gordon comparison is Ben Gordon -- who is not that bad of a player. To E.G.'s benefit he is stronger (not to mention, taller), has a better first step, and is far better at getting to the hoop than B.G.. To his detriment, he doesn't yet have the stop and pop, midrange game that has made Gordon so effective as a pro. He also seems to lack Gordon's ability to hit ANY shot that he gets when coming off of screens. Naturally, however, he's far better at creating his shot, and although he currently lack some of B.G.'s craftiness, that's something that shouldn't be too hard for him to develop with a little time.

One thing is FOR SURE...He is definitely NOT playing any point. Anyone that's seen this guy play knows that he doesn't make point guard type decisions, and really only uses his dribble to score. I expect that he'll struggle a bit his first year, but am certainly not writing him off as a bust. He has physical gifts that other players dream of.
All said, i think that -- Rose, Beasley, Love aside (as we knew they were going to be gone) -- we got the 2nd best player in the draft. I do think that the difference between Mayo and Gordon is that Gordon has the potential to be a great scorer and maybe even an all-start, and the other has the potential to be a contributor on a contender...as well as a scorer and star. I feel the same way about Al Thornton (and Maggs, for that matter). Good pick, but he's not exactly in the winner mold.

I'm thrilled with the Gordon pick. I wouild have taken him over Mayo in a heartbeat. This kid has a 40 inch vertical and can shoot. Nothing bad in his background that I have heard about either. My prediction right here and now is that Mayo is a bust and that Gordon is the better pro.

According to Baylor, Gordon was the guy all along, which I do tend to believe in this instance.

I take my hat off to the Clippers management on this one. Two nice picks.

Clippers are a perfect fit for Gordon. Givony said himself that Gordon needed to be in a situation where his teammates could score and preferably, he could play pick and roll with a good PF. He and Brand are going to be a beautiful combo. I gotta belive Udrih will come here to be our starting PG and comes to the nicer part of California.

Tw, the Clippers were trying to trade up to 4 to secure Gordon - not Mayo - and it turns out much to the Clips delight that Gordon fell to them at 7 without having to give up anything. Seattle screwed themselves on that one. They could have taken Westbrook at 7 and had the Clips first rounder next year. See the LA Times article of today.

For as much as I bash the Clips management, they deserve some props for this draft they had. Jordan was supposed to be a lottery pick and has a ton of potential. Gordon is a solid player- maybe not a star but he doesn't hurt you defensively, he's a great athlete and a very good shooter. To quote the Sports Guy, he's one of those guys who doesn't take anything off the table.

Considering how the chips fell, it's hard to imagine being happier with this draft. Gordon was the right guy to take a t 7. Jordan was the right guy at 35. Good job Elgin.

What about getting Sofoklis? Him along with DeAndre, Powell and perhaps a healed Paul Davis provide LAC some length and depth up front behind Kaman & Brand. Watch out for the LAC block party in 08-09. All the wings just let'em drive the lane. Swat-Out.

Mike, you are way off with your Gordon is better than Mayo nonsense. Quit drinking the MD clipper cool-aid buddy.

Mayo is the whole package. He was great range, can handle the ball, can distribute the ball and plays great D. He may even be able to play the point.

Gordon has shown he can shoot the ball but the fact that he sucked ass the second half of the season is cause for concern. I know, I know, he was playing hurt but he doesn't impress me much at all, and I don't think the Clips got a guy to be all that excited about.

The Clips wanted Mayo, well let me re-phrase that, if the Clips were smart they would have done what the could to land Mayo. They won't say that publicly now cause they won't risk upsetting their pick. I still don't buy that they were looking to trade up to ensure Gordon and it looks that was the case cause the deal was off when Minn drafted him ahead of Seattle to trade him to Memphis.

Mike, I would have taken Westbrook over Gordon as well. Let's just say that the Clips have had extremely poor success in taking the right guy year after year and I see this as being more of the same.

You can't argue the fact that the Clips front office could quite possibly be the dumbest in the entire NBA..that's why the the Clips have been in the lottery 19 times, and handful more times than any other team in the league.

The Lakers, of course, have the fewest lottery selections. And it's no coincidence that this is the case, the Lakers are a well run orginization and the Clippers are at the bottom.

Drafting Jordon still makes no sense to me either. He has potential but the Clips still need guards in a major way.

I hope Clips management (wow, that's a bad way to start off a sentence) can do some sort of sign and trade with Corey instead of losing him for nothing because he is an assett. Personally I prefer Hinrich to Beno and Calderon, and it looks like Sacramento will need Beno since they didn't pick up a point guard. We need some sort of help at the point position, everybody agrees with that, so hopefully we can use Corey better than all the other quality players we let leave for nothing (Odom, etc.) Plus with the basically every team has salary cap issues, it's best for Corey. I know he's always wanted to play in Denver, and they are really strapped for cash. Hopefully by Tuesday we'll know what Clippers team we will be playing with next year!

Gordon is a immediate improvement over Brevin Knight, plus he will be on rookie salary so lets atleast be thankful for that.Jordan is a 6'11 big and shoots 44% free throws.He would be nice off the bench for CK, or he could be trade bait.

Ya Collin I would tend to agree that you draft for talent not for position, but not when you are the Clippers. If the Clips were not wrong every single year, they would have the luxury of doing just that.

Gordon can only be a shooter in this league, and only if, and when, he can get his shot up over guys 6'6"-6'8", nearly a foot taller and probably 100 pounds heavier than him. That means he wont be able to defend most guys at the 2 and hes just a shooter. Thats it. Nothing more really vibrant about his game. We can all cross over and drive the line but if we can get the ball in the air we're hosed. The only thing good about Gordon is that guys like Dumbleavy can be lulled into thinking they got a lights out guy from downtown...assuming he can even get open and elevated to shoot in the first place regardless of his insane vertical. You know a guy is small when Allen Iverson is considered mid-size next to him. And Gordon is nowhere near as tenacious, or talented, as Allen Iverson. This is a physical league, and Gordon will be pushed around like a pinball at the 2. Durability wise, hes probably not going to see many 82 game seasons. He doesnt have the body, or the physical game, to be a big impact this year. But he sure can shoot...typically a prerequisite for being drafted. Glad we passed on a combo guard with massive upside for a one dimensional undersized 2 guard.

Are you crazy? The guy is built like a tank. He's around 220. That is one of his great assets, his bulk and power. I haven't seen many shooting guards that go around 320. Are you thinking Shaq is switching to the guard spot? Gordon is supposedly 6'2" in bare feet, which means he is listed at 6'4". How tall do you think a typical shooting guard really is? Iverson is about 5'11", and about 160. So I somehow doubt that the 5'11, 160 pounder would be considered midsize standing next to a 6'2", 220 pound guy. He'd be talled a thin midget.

Thornton is only about 6'6, Brand 6'7 maybe, Maggette probably 6'5. Who cares if the guy is 2 inches shorter than the "ideal" height.

I agree, Gordon's physical frame is not going to keep him from playing in the nba. he might be an inch or two short of being "ideal" size for a shooting guard, but his strength and 40 inch vert will more than compensate for that. He is also quite quick. Assuming they can pick up a decent point guard some other way I think this was a great pick.

Jordan was also a great pick. Lots of upside, but if he gets motivated and puts on some muscle he could be a beast. If he doesn't, so what if they wasted a second round pick?

Very good draft for the Clips; I hope the rest of the offseason goes this well.

I have to agree with Mike as well. Gordon weighs 220 and has a 40" vertical, even if he is only 6'-2"; for Bongstradamus to say that he needs to shoot over someone who is 6'-8" and weighs 100 pound more is a bit of a stretch. There's not many 320 pounds SG in the league that I know of. They're quite rare, unless you count Shaq as a SG in his dotage.

I have seen some of his games and he can penetrate and score on bigger college opponents or step back and hit the nba 3. His passing isnt anything amazing but not horrible either.I have also seen him reverse dunk on a fast break or burn past the guy guarding him and throw down a nasty dunk.Gordon also claims to have really been working on his handles through out this draft camp.

Not sure I understand Bongstradamus's argument. How's a guy who is 6'3" a foot shorter than a guy who's 6'6"? I like the Gordon pick in theory. We've been waiting for a shooter since Bob McAdoo. But, this kid just smells like a bust. Poor ball-handling and decision making at times. If he knew he was coming out, why did his numbers fall off so much? He hurt his non-shooting wrist, that shouldn't have bothered him coming back as much as it did, IMO. It's a real shame we missed out on Chalmers by one pick. Who are we going to get to play point guard? After drafting Augustin, looks like Earl Boykins will be available. I think if we start him and Brevin, we should be allowed a sixth man. On another note, if we trade Maggette for Raymond Felton, I'll staple my face.

I was at a Clips home game against Portland and it went down to the wire. LA down by two, a couple of seconds left, the ball is going to CM50, he drives in takes an off balance shot and misses. Game over , Clips lose. I think if LA had some point production form their guards that night this game would have been won.Many games were so close but LA was often outrebounded and could not hang the full 48 minutes.

With kaman,Brand and thornton patroling the paint and Maggette,Mobley or Gordon on the perimeter I feel they wont have many bad nights.

I've been to MANY games when, with a couple seconds left and a chance to tie/take the lead, CM50 takes an off balance shot and misses. Sounds like a broken record.

Relax, though. I dont think it's his fault. A) he's not capable of getting his own shot against quality defenders B) He has rarely had a point guard to get him the ball in a good spot where he can do what he does best-- lay the ball up or get foulded in traffic

That's what SL was supposed to be. Thats why the picked him. Looking back, i dont think that was a terrible decision. Is it their fault that the kid turned out to be injury prone? Even so, nobody could predict that freak injury.

I think the mistake was not trading him for Allen Iverson. That is probably the biggest blunder of the Dunleavy tenure.

Korolev--they took a shot-- didnt work
Brand/Maggs/Kaman-- extensions paid off
Ross-- cheap/lockdown defender (forced into over-use by injury)
Mobley--bit of a bust, but you dont get the the 2006 semi's without him
Cassell-- a godsend that ended sour
Thornton-- great, great pick--- lucky or not

another ass-kissing moment by ACD, because you guys need something to bitch about. Does anything above NOT make sense?

i agree with missing out on Iverson. He can create his own shot any time. The only thing i do not like is that he can be a volume shooter and im not sure how it would have worked out with the rest of the team.
Look at denver, he has almost taken away from Carmelo's spotlight .

ACD, I don't know why some of us have to continue explaining things to you as it relates to the dunce, but I'll try once again:

First off, the dunce's offense is extremely predictable and boring. He's a control freak and controls EVERY shot. This doesn't allow the players to play their games, especially when the opportunities present themselves during the game.

The dunce also could quite possibly be the worst at making in-game adjustments. Opposing coaches continually change things up during games and the dunce does nothing to counter.

To make matters worse, when the game is on the line and the team needs the dunce to see something and call a play that will get a bucket, he's absolutely horrible. Probably the least clutch coach in the entire league year after year.

Then there's his many infinite player personell blunders:

Korolev- absolutely terrible pick, we needed a shooter like Granger and the reason the CLips had to take Gordon with this pick this year is cause the dunce F-ed up 3 years ago here.

Livy- too frail to ever reach his potential. The dunce gambled here and the Clips are still paying the price cause again, they could have taken Ben Gordon here and thus had their shooter once again.

Mobley- total panic move when Kobe didn't sign. Like Kobe was really going to come to the Clips over the Lakers, dream on dunce.

T2- a complete waste of space if you ak me. He shows up one out of every 5-6 games and even then he doesn't play any D and get no boards, something the 4 should bring not stand at the 3 point line all game.

Ross- the dunces infatuation with Ross baffles nearly everyone not names the dunce or ACD. A shooting guard that can't shoot and forgot how to play D, so let's give him more minutes. Typical Dunce.

Point guards- the dunce is responsible for an extremely long list of points that were among the worst to ever play in the NBA. I'd name them all here I think we all know who I am talking about.

Then there's the mishandling of Corey that cost the Clips the last Playoff spot two years ago. His treatment of Corey was petty and childish, and this alone should have cost him his job.

There's more than half the damn roster ACD. The dunce sucks, and the one winning season he had here was not because of him..it was in spite of him.

Thanks, Jax. I didn't know that MD blocked the AI trade. I like Livingston as a person, but he really sucks as a point guard. With AI, the Clips would have had some moxy to match up media-wise and attitude-wise with Kobe and the Lakers. If Livingston only had AI's fearlessness...

Actually, i think that Gordon could be a dunleavy kind of player. It's one of the major reasons that i'm excited about the pick. I'm also not too worried about his ability to get his shot off...but i'm very worried that if he doesn't start using his head rather than his abilities he'll have to work pretty hard on too many possessions to get it off. He should definitely be able to blow by and out-muscle many 2s though. http://youtube.com/watch?v=...
This is a good highlight reel; it's all from the same game.

We should all be praying that we can pull a 3 way trade (w/ orlando maybe?) that allows us to dump maggs (who al T may make redundant, as if he gets good he'll be in the same scorer-but-basketball-dunce mold) and pull hinrich. He's also a dunleavy player (top 4 defenders at his position), and would make our team TWICE as good. We haven't had 2 guards that could score in YEARS!

P.S. Unless Big al learns to dribble or post up, i like E.G. a lot more. At least he won't play scared and will be consistent. Al reeks of scorer-but-loser, like maggs (-- who, i must admit, is one of my favorite clips of all time.

If we re-sign Smush, then I will be sure that we WON'T get season tix next year. Alot of people in my section last year feels the same.

From what I've been hearing, there's almost no chance that Smush will be brought back. He had a chance last season to prove himself and played horribly. It's one of the reasons why we gambled on Mike Taylor, bringing him in as third (or fourth) string point guard. We still have Brevin under contract, plus we will probably sign Shaun to a minimum depending on his knee. On top of that, the Clippers are trying desperately to make a deal for one of the free agent point guards out there: Calderon, Udrih, or possibly, Chris Duhon. That will make four point guards on our roster (one of them will have to be on DA for most of the season...probably Shaun or Mike Taylor). I seriously doubt that Smush will be brought back as the fifth point guard.

The fact that there's even a question-or commentary- about wether the Clips will be bringing Smush back next year says all you need about the Clips. That's just pitiful, and ya I'll add that to the list of reasons to not re-mew if that becomes reality. You never know with the dunce.

With regards to comments above regarding the use of the term 'dunce' and ones stupidity, that's cute, and I raise you one clppper fan- not just for their collective uncoolness (yes, it is cool to use words such as these) but also for their lack of intelligence when it comes to the more analytical for most and common sense for some. You know, they always say never book a math team meeting during a clipper game..

In more abrupt terms, maybe some of you should leave the higher level comprehensive thinking to those of us that can handle it, and keep being the sheep of the losing flock that you undoubtably are.

Angry not so much just not afraid to tell it like it is. The Clips are a failing product, and rather than blindly follow such a hapless orginization, I have taken a stance with management..making them aware that they are selling entertainment, and our dollars are not blindly following another rash of poor decisions. In other words, if more Clippers fans/customers had backbone and business acumen as I do, the Clips would be forced to do a better job of managing the team and their asset.

I hear a lot of apprehension about Gordon ever since the Clipper drafted him, a lot more then before he was a Clipper, and given the history of this teams drafting acumen, it's hard to argue. The Clippers have never really drafted a player that turned out to be any good, but with that said, I think this draft has a great chance of being their best ever. They get a top talent in Gordon at number 7 in a draft with no off the charts type of talent, and then get a very nice low risk high reward 2nd round pick pretty much everyone can agree with. Bad luck that Chalmers didn't drop to them, but they had to pass on CDR after getting Gordon, and even if they knew CDR would be there, would we really be that much more optimistic if we got D.J. or Bayless? Those two players were not going to impact the Clippers like Gordon may. Rose was the guy that could have, and the Clippers were smart to target a two guard when Rose was out of the equation. I'm not crying on losing out on Mayo...he would add a lot of hype, but something rubbed me the wrong way about USC going down to K. State so easily in the 1st round. I guess only time will tell.

Obviously, we need E.B. to stay to have anything to look forward to next year. 2nd we need a point guard, and I really hope we can afford to give Livingston one last shot at coming back. He still remains the one wild card, or maybe diamond in the rough that the organization has right now.

06/30/08 23:18:32

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